Thank you for coming here. This is where I continue to create articles regarding my work in Movement Re-Education, Therapy, and orthopedic rehabilitation. If you experience back, neck, shoulder, or wrist pain, or have balance issues, I can help you. If you’re new here, a good place to start is to read my posting below titled “What I Do as a Feldenkrais Practitioner.” The best to you in great health! James, 1003 Wilshire Blvd. Suite #208,Santa Monica, CA, tel. 310-395-1952, jamesspeer@verizon.net

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

I hope you all had a wonderful, enjoyable and active summer. If
it was "too active", or more than you could handle, please
feel free to come in and see me. Whether it's because of your tennis
elbow, swimmer's shoulder, "computer user" carpal tunnel wrist
pain, housemaid knee, runner's knee, or for your "office chair
sitting" sore neck or back, I can provide you with
hands-on Feldenkrais Movement Re-Education work for your body in order to
learn a new pattern for movement. Or, more simply, for body pain
relief and healing.

If it's been a while since you've been in, you might be interested for coming
in for your "fun maintenance session". As a long-standing
client of mine likes to say, "Even a Mercedes needs a
tune-up." :-)

You’ll recall that I have previously sent you information regarding Peer-Reviewed
studies on how Feldenkrais is beneficial for various pains and anomalies.This month, I would like to inform you of
another Peer-Reviewed Research article that destines Feldenkrais as being
marvelous for curbing shoulder pain.Check out:

The present study aimed to investigate whether Feldenkrais
interventions resulted in a reduction of complaints from the neck and shoulders
(prevalence, pain intensity, sick leave, and disability in leisure and work
roles) in 97 female industrial workers.
The study group of individuals showed significant decreases in complaints from
neck and shoulders and in disability during leisure time, as well as positive
changes in complaints after the Feldenkrais intervention.

As a Certified
Feldenkrais Practitioner of over 20 years of clinical experience, I can give you the sensory-motor experience of being
able to move easily, comfortably, and freely without feeling pain or
discomfort. If you’re not sure what I mean by having the wonderful
sensory motor experience of being able to move without your existing neck,
back, shoulder, hip, knee, or wrist pain, after your 35 minute hands-on session
with me, you’ll definitely feel what
I mean.

Please give me a call at tel.
310-395-1952
to say Hello!
to relaxing and Good-bye!
to stiffness and pain.

Friday, August 29, 2014

I applaud your wise life decision to invest in your health and well being by seeing a health practitioner. To give you a little heads up in what to expect in your first session with me, firstly, I normally ask a new client in the beginning of their first visit with me to ...

"Please tell me a little about yourself and what I can do for you. ..."Often times, people tell me that they are here in my office to see me because they have, for instance, neck pain or back pain or shoulder, knee, elbow, hip, or wrist pain.

I do not, per say, work with pain, but instead, as a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, I do Movement Education.Thus, I refocus any perceived structural or pain issues into the context of functionality or movement.

Therefore, I might follow-up by asking the client, "What is it, in your experience, that tells you that you have pain?"They might say, for instance, "Now it hurts me when I hit my tennis forehand."Or, "When I lift my child my back hurts." "My right wrist hurts me when typing at the computer." "I am uncomfortable while sitting at the computer." "My knee hurts when I run." "Now I feel this pain in my hip when I walk." "Walking seems to be hard for me now. It sometimes feels like it's a struggle. I even feel a little off balance. Walking is now just uncomfortable for me."

These are just some examples of how I then will begin to place our session together within the context or perspective of working with you, the client, in order to improve your, for instance, tennis stroke, or to be better organized to be able to lift more efficiently, or to be able to type on the keyboard without pain, or to be able to sit more comfortably ... or to be able to walk more comfortably, etc.

If you are a performer or athlete, who is not in any pain, you may wish to see me in order to refine your movement, that is, to improve the form for your sport more efficiently.

Or, you may be interested in seeing me for, not necessarily any types of pain or movement issues, but simply for a relaxing, stress-breaker, rejuvenating session.

You may find it helpful before seeing me to look at the following video to see me working with, for instance, a client with back pain.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Check out this wonderfully vibrant 80 year old woman as she performs a
marvelous dance on "Britain's got talent". With such grace,
agility, and energy, I think that she dances better than a lot of people in
their 20's.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Happy May to you! When you think of the month of May, you may think of ... sunshine ... the outdoors ... or spring time.

What else do you think of? You possibly think of ... beauty ... getting outside and having fun, doing what you like to do. You possibly associate May with the month of having the ideal temperature. That is, without actually breaking too deep of a sweat, it feels like just the right amount of warmth or heat.

After shivering and quivering during the nightly Jack Frost from winter, with the arrival of the beautiful month of May, you possibly think of moving, blooming, blossoming, coming of age, a new life, a new season, coming alive!

It stands to reason that the month of May was named for the Greek goddess, Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

For the partiers among us, as every bar and club owner is grateful for, we all look forward to having fun, a.k.a. "Goin' nuts!", on Cinco de Mayo.

This leads to ... when you think of May, you think of parties, coming to life ... indoors as well as outdoors ... in someone's living room, an auditorium, or on the beach, or in the woods. ... You think of dancing! ... by yourself, or in a group circle.

For all you dancers, that's everyone of us ... from the beginner ballet student ... to the night club socialite ... to the solitary, closed-bedroom-door dancer ... to the professional dancer, you are maybe aware of how Feldenkrais can improve your dancing mobility. Its enhanced coordination development, Feldenkrais Movement Education has even helped to prolong the life of professional dancers' careers.

It's always a pleasure to see how Feldenkrais can wonderfully, gently soften or open up a dancer's hips, as well as give them a greater sense of refined, quality movement within their dancing repertoire.

Feldenkrais's merits for injury prevention are well known within the dance world. In addition to consistently being mentioned within Dance Magazine for the last 35 years, just take a look at a fraction of the total Research that has been done, below, which references the benefits of Feldenkrais for improving dancing, some even being Peer-Reviewed.Batson, Glenna. Revisiting Overuse Injuries in Dance in View of Motor Learning and Somatic Models of Distributed Practice. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science 2007, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p70 6p. Peer Reviewed.Ryding C. Rudebeck CE. Mattsson B. Body awareness in movement and language: concordance and disparity. [Journal Article: Research] Advances in Physiotherapy. 2004; 6(4): 158-65. (18 ref). Peer Reviewed

Phillips-Silver, Jessica. On the Meaning of Movement in Music, Development and the Brain. Contemporary Music Review, 2009, Vol. 28(3): 293-314.

If you are interested in how I, as an Injury Rehab Therapist as well as hands-on Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, can give your body the sensory-motor experience of being able to dance more gracefully and efficiently, please call me at tel. 310-395-1952.I look forward to meeting and working with you.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

I am happy to report to you that my
video which I produced and uploaded onto YouTube in order to help you combat
neck pain and neck stiffness, titled The
"2-Minute Feldenkrais Miracle" to Free Up Your Stiff Neck, has now passed
the 10,000 mark!

Since I originally put this video up on YouTube last
summer, I am honored with "10,000 hits", rather, 10,000 viewers have tuned in to
it.

I am elated that 10,000 of you have allowed me to come in to your
homes in order to help you take better care of your body. I thank you for your
trust.

Please feel free to continue to use my video
for your great health and comfort.

After all, as my motto since the
90's pervades, "Health is
all that Matters!"

For a healthy, full, 40-minute, hands-on,
uplifting, Feldenkrais treatment by me to completely address your neck or back
pain, please contact me at tel. 310-395-1952.FYI. I might add that
a full 40-minute Feldenkrais treatment has been proven to do wonders for
combating your neck pain as has been scientifically validated and documented in
the following, eye-opening, four Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal
Publications.:

Please feel free to
forward on this spectacular information pertaining to Peer-Reviewed Research, as
well as my YouTube neck video, to any of your friends, family, or associates
that are currently experiencing neck issues and you feel could greatly benefit
from learning how to alleviate their neck pain and
stiffness.

Please
remember for any activity you choose to enjoy or safely indulge in, that I am
your "Safety Buffer". Subsequently, "Sometimes even a Mercedes needs a
tune-up". :-)

I can give you the sensory-motor experience of being able
to move easily and comfortably without pain!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Springtime greetings to you!The beautiful Spring has definitely arrived here into our marvelous SoCal playground!Although we are fortunate to be able to relish in relatively nice weather all year round, now, especially, you can enjoy walking, running, hiking, swimming, surfing, playing tennis, basketball, or even horse-play with your children (or grandchildren), preferably outside.

Some of you are familiar with the renown natural health advocate, Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D.I am grateful how Dr. Weil has frequently espoused the virtues and health benefitis of Feldenkrais® since the 1990’s in his popular newsletter, “Self Healing”, as well as within his article, "The Feldenkrais Method: Moving with Ease", which he published in 1998.Dr. Weil often recommends trying Feldenkrais for the treatment of several kinds of injuries.

Please remember that when resuming any new activity that you’ve been away from for a while, to always play within your fun range of comfort when you first start out again.If you find that you have otherwise "overdone it", please feel free to call upon me for a relaxing, healing Feldenkrais treatment.

Look how youthful and agile this attractive man in his early 70's, "Steve
Jepson", looks, feels, moves, and acts.

There's obviously something to "playing", that is, to take any type
of activity or action and see how you can spin a different variety to
it. The bottom line is for you to have fun in what you're doing.

A great attitude on life, with the energy of a young man in his 20's, look how creative and innovative this eclectic guy,
Steve Jepson, is!

If some of Steve's activities seem too intense or difficult, as an
alternative, you can start out and do, as he says, just a little of it. As long as you are having fun, that in itself is good enough.

As Steve infers, you can design the course that he is seen using, or the toys
that he is seen playing with, or the other objects that he is seen exploring
and having fun with, to be smaller or shorter or lighter or slower, etc.

If you want to eventually do more, you can progress gradually, easily, and comfortably, little by little, at your own leisurely pace.

If you need help in learning how to re-design or revise your, rather than
saying "workout routine", but instead, as I like to refer to it, your "funtime play activity groove", I
can help you with this.

About Me

After a 10-year career with Eastman Kodak Co. as a mechanical engineer, in 1994, I completed the 4-year Feldenkrais® Professional Training Program for Movement Reeducation and Therapy. I have twice presented Feldenkrais for the International Association of Fitness Professionals (IDEA) at their World Fitness Expo & Conventions. I treat all patients having neurological or orthopedic conditions, improving their mobility and action, for a pain-free, comfortable lifestyle.
As a keyboardist, as well as former all-state trumpet player and all-county cross-country runner, I also enjoy working with musicians and athletes, for enlarging their body and self awareness to enhance performance.
As a Feldenkrais practitioner, using my hands-on tactical feedback, I help to expand a client's kinesthetic, or bodily, awareness of themselves. By a person encompassing more of themselves, rather, having a greater self-image, pain or discomfort is eliminated.
James Speer, Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®,
1003 Wilshire Blvd. Suites #203, 208,
Santa Monica, CA 90401, tel. 310-395-1952
www.feldenkraisjamesspeer.com
"Health Is All that Matters!"